呻 emphasizes low or subdued sounds produced by suffering.

Related characters:


to recite, to chant, to moan, to murmur

to sigh, to lament, to exclaim with deep feeling or grief

to be sad, sorrowful, pitiable

name, title, designation, to call, to cry out

 — to cry out

The compound 呻吟 is common in literary descriptions of pain or hardship.

mouth, opening, orifice

 (mouth) — semantic component, indicates a sound made with the mouth;


to state, report, announce, to extend, stretch

 — phonetic component supplying the sound (신 / shēn).

Semantic development:
- to make a sound with the mouth;
- to groan from pain or distress;
- to murmur or utter low sounds.
The meaning consistently relates to vocal expressions of discomfort or emotion.

The character is most commonly seen in the compound 呻吟, referring to groaning caused by suffering or pain.

신음 (呻吟) — groaning; moaning in pain

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Rare and archaic Chinese character

thunderous sound, repeated crashing of thunder

adult male, fourth Heavenly Stem, nail

seven, number 7, seventh

elder, man of respect, husband, head of a family

up, top, first, best

below, under, to descend, to go down

not, no, non-

world, generation, lifetime

unit, individual, single

center, middle, inside

to grasp, to hold, to seize

to string together, to pierce through, a skewer, a series or chain of things

a small round object, pellet, ball, pill

red, cinnabar-red

king, lord, master, sovereign

thus, then, only, surprisingly

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呻

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